Posted on 24/07/08
Pilots strike at Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said it had to cancel more than 500 flights yesterday as a result of a strike by pilots at two subsidiaries. Lufthansa already had cancelled more than 400 flights on Tuesday after pilot union Cockpit called members at the Eurowings and CityLine subsidiaries out on a 36-hour strike in a pay dispute. The strike was slated to end at midnight yesterday. Lufthansa has offered CityLine pilots a 5.5-per-cent pay increase, plus a one-time bonus payment; and Eurowings pilots a 6.5-per-cent increase plus a bonus. Cockpit has declined to say exactly how much more it is seeking, but is holding open the possibility of staging longer strikes if Lufthansa does not up its offers. LHA (Frankfurt) rose 32 euro cents to €15.69 ($24.89).
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